Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Im not sure if Elder Compain-Shaw sent an email update to his mum this week so until I find out, heres the email he sent to me.

kia ora aunty :D how are you doing this week?well, last week we got told that we can now email for two hours and we can also email friends and now we have texts haha its solid :)sadly though, my camera broke, i've barely had it over a month but its legit broken, i spent that night taking it apart trying to fix it, but it was past bed time, so i'll probably try one more time but in the end i'll just have to buy a new one.. i've done something to the lens. like, its hit something and now it's jammed, so it wont turn on its stuck sticking out. . . but yeah.. i'll just have to wait for a bit :) anyway how has your week been?the people here are still cold but my goal this week is to talk to alot more people, even if they dont talk back.then next weekk that i'll tell you i either gained a little more confidence or otherwise :)nothing too much has happened this week, the area i'm in is almost dead. i know that we as missionaries control that, but its really hard, someone is getting baptised on april 11 and after that our teaching pool is basically empty.. but we are getting sisters on april 10 so maybe the sisters can help the work here :) hopefully, man.. my mission has 18 sisters. the april ten intake has 16 sisters. and for the next few months after that every intake has either more, or equall sisters to elders. . . and i think in 3 months we will have triple as many sisters. . .about 60? and the elders are just still the same, so these sisters are really eager. . . anyway.. gotta go. love you all heaps.

The town lies at the junction of the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Union Canal, a location which proved key to the growth of Falkirk as a centre of heavy industry during the Industrial Revolution. In the 18th and 19th centuries Falkirk was at the centre of the iron andsteel industry, underpinned by the Carron Company in the nearby village of Carron. The company was responsible for making Carronades for the Royal Navy and also later many UK pillar boxes. In the last 50 years heavy industry has waned, and the economy of the town relies increasingly on retail and tourism. Despite this, Falkirk remains the home of many international companies likeAlexander Dennis, the largest bus production company in the United Kingdom.

Falkirk has a long association with the publishing industry. Johnston Press was established in the town in 1846. The company is the second-largest regional publisher in the United Kingdom and produces the Falkirk Herald, the largest selling weekly newspaper in Scotland.

Attractions in and around Falkirk include the Falkirk Wheel, Callendar House and Park and remnants of the Antonine Wall. Soon to be a feature of the town is the Falkirk Helix, a new recreational area with walk and cycle paths with the main attraction being a new boat lift and extension to the Forth and Clyde Canal.

Callendar House is a mansion set within the grounds of Callendar Park in Falkirk, central Scotland. Its present form, in the style of aFrench Renaissancechâteau, the French Renaissance Revival Châteauesque structure dates from the 19th century. At its core is a 14th-century tower house.

The Antonine Wall is a stone and turffortification built by the Romans across what is now the Central Belt ofScotland, between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde. Representing the northernmost frontier barrier of the Roman Empire, it spanned approximately 63 km (39 miles) and was about 3 m (10 feet) high and 5 m (15 feet) wide. Security was bolstered by a deep ditch on the northern side. The barrier was the second of two "great walls" created by the Romans in Northern Britain. Its ruins are less evident than the better knownHadrian's Wall to the south.

Pressure from the Caledonians may have led Antoninus to send the empire's troops further north. The wall was protected by 16 forts with a number of small fortlets between them; troop movement was facilitated by a road linking all the sites known as the Military Way. The soldiers who built the wall commemorated the construction and their struggles with the Caledonians in a number of decorative slabs, twenty of which still survive. Despite this auspicious start the wall was abandoned after only 20 years, and the garrisons relocated back to Hadrian's Wall. In 208 Emperor Septimius Severus re-established legions at the wall and ordered repairs; this has led to the wall being referred to as the Severan Wall. However, the occupation ended only a few years later, and the wall was never fortified again. Most of the wall and its associated fortifications have been destroyed over time, but some remains are still visible. Many of these have come under the care of Historic Scotland and the UNESCOWorld Heritage Committee.

well this is my first monday out here and im staying in a place called loriston? my branch is in falkirk and my trainer is Elder Howie from canada.
its solid here, i got to go to the england mtc and meet everyone there, it was soo good.
and my mission is scotland and ALL of ireland. both northern and the republic, so haha to nana. jokes
nahh yeah its mean here, just chilling, doing missionary work, the people here arent exactly as friendly as they are back in nz but what would be the point if the work was easy right.

anyway, they are all small, i mean, there are a few normal sized people but for the most part, everyone in my branch is tiny, like even there kids, i met one 10 year old that decius would be close to haha, its crazy.. but no worries aye its alll good.
hope all is sweet on your end, gotta run. :)

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Elder Compain-Shaw will be serving in the Scotland/Ireland mission from February 2013 to February 2015. This blog will be maintained with the help of my Aunty Nikki (one of my mums sisters). I will try to give a weekly update and my aunty will share information about the areas I am in so you can all be a part of my journey. Enjoy!